Amusing internal battles

The national NAACP has decided to support Proposition 86, placing it at odds with the California chapter. I suppose they were not thrilled by press coverage revealing that the CA NAACP president, Alice Huffman, has received $100,000 from Philip Morris through her consulting firm, while the NAACP itself had received $75,000 over three years. Full Capitol Weekly story

CA NAACP Scandal?

Alice Huffman, President of NAACP's California organization, received payments from various interest groups (big tobacco, telecos, big pharma) at the same time she sterred the NAACP to support legislation favoring these interests. Full story